TRAFFIC Gauteng

Senior Data Scientist

Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Job Description

Pretoria, South Africa Posted on 04/05/2026

We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist who can dig deep, think big, and build smart solutions that actually move the needle. If you enjoy blending statistics, engineering, and business thinking, this one's for you.

Requirements
  • Data analysis, exploration, and feature engineering (EDA)
  • Strong applied statistics and machine learning foundations
  • Python-based data science and ML stack (e.g. pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch / TensorFlow)
  • Data engineering skills: ETL design, batch and streaming data processing
  • Experience with distributed data systems (e.g. Kafka, Spark or equivalent)
  • SQL and structured / semi-structured data querying
  • Experiment design, model evaluation, and validation techniques
  • Dashboarding, reporting, and data visualization for insights and decision support
  • Business problem translation and requirements understanding
  • Version control and collaborative development (Git)

About This Role

Career insights for Data Scientists positions

Salary Benchmark
R24,300/month
R15,695 to R38,292/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Common Technologies
Amazon EC2 Amazon Redshift AWS Cloud Microsoft PowerPoint C# (.NET) Perl R Apache Kafka